Montana to ration food as railways clear
Montana will enforce new federal food regulations once railroad congestion eases. New Montana food cards will be issued in February, with substitutes required for every three pounds of flour. Restrictions on sugar and purchases by town and country customers are outlined, plus guidance for dealers to prevent injustice and ensure fair access.
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Montana
Alfred Atkinson
Montanas
Sam Goza
Atkinson
France
England
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Milwaukee
Montans
Dus
Douron Hall Iesurhas
Six Day School Week Gains Ground in Montana
Six school days for the week are the rule in many agricultural states to conserve pupil time for farm work. Montana communities are weighing the six day schedule and several school boards have voted in favor of the change.
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Montana
Montana War Tables Grow Show Montana's War Effort
In a Great Falls address Governor Stewart presented tables on Montana's wartime contributions. The figures show Montana with about 88,299 in service including Army Navy and state-registered draft forces, plus substantial sums in monetary support totaling roughly 38 million dollars in state commitments and over 12 million in other funds. The data contrast Montana’s effort with neighboring states and underscore the scale of Montana’s men and money in the Great War.
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Farmers of
Montana
Great Falls
Stewart
Army
Navy
North Dakota
South Dakota
Daho
Wyoming
Seven Men Behind Every Soldier Mobilization Signal
A wartime analysis explains seven workers back of each soldier, totaling 9,000,000 behind the lines to support 1,500,000 in uniform. Montana's 15,000 troops illustrate the system. The Public Service Reserve, led by William B. Wilson and John Lind, enrolls workers for industrial war needs and invites volunteers to join for national service.
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America
France
Germany
Labor Organization
Wilson
William B. Wilson
John Lind
Minnesota
Public Service Reserve
Pershing
Washington
Public Reserve
Secretary of
Wer
Baker
United States Public Service Reserve
Department of Labor
Plan for Greater Efficiency in Agriculture
The American Society of Equity seeks a highly capable agent for every county in Montana to lead a cooperative drive. Applicants should be 18 to 50, bondable, experienced, and able to devote full time, with strong ties to farmers and a belief in cooperative methods. Immediate action urged. write E A Tyler, Manager, American Society of Equity, 27-31 Stanton Bank Bldg., Great Falls.
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American Society of Equity
E. A. Tyler
Stanton Bank
Great Falls
Montana
Minister's Sermon Against Women in Overalls
Rev H S Gatley, a Missoula minister, told university students that he does not believe in the amalgamation of the woman and the overall, urging young women to keep to home duties and the American home. He warned against iconoclastic writings and speeches and presented theories not in textbooks.
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H. S. Gatley
Missoula
Concrete ships ordered by shipping board
The Shipping Board contracts for ten concrete ships of 3500 tons each. The first vessel is to be delivered within six months, with the remaining nine due within a year.
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The
Shipping Board
Palivan Resort Named Proprietor For Year Around Comfort
A regional resort announces a year round offering with a cozy domestic ambiance and new proprietor awaiting a descriptive review. The management highlights cuisine and restorative amenities while the resort plans to expand its services.
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Renee
Montana News Roundup From Helena To Butte
Montana snippets report births and deaths, bond votes, mill fires, and draft era measures. Local officials in Helena relocate Reclamation office. Malta records 18,303 garments sent to eastern depots. Wilsall flour mill lost to fire. flood of smallpox vaccination debates in Butte school district. horse meat demand noted by health authorities. Roundup flour mill ordered to cease grinding. several Montanans noted for public service and wartime roles.
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Helena
Guy Davis
Avon
Malta
Poplar
Wilsall
Roundup
Livingston
O. M. Harvey
Third Liberty Loan
Lewistown
George Stoudt
Jay D. Miles
Montana
Denver
United States Reclamation Service
Wyoming
Dakotas
Billings
Fergus County
The
Red Cross
Eastern
Missouri River
Whitefish
J. A. Bryson
Great Northern
W. E. Orbson
Malta Commercial Club
United States
Stevensville
W. E. Bass
Aldergulch
Plentywood
Charles L. Lyman
Department of Justice
France
Wallace D. Coburn
International Film Company
International City
California
Roundup Commercial Club
Butlee
Miles City
Butte
Frederick McCullom
United States Army
Clara Barrett
Anaconda
England
Great Falls
A. F. Longeway
Army Medical Service
Cleveland
Ohio
War Department
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Ee Ee Li
Freddie Southard
State Board of Health
Mose Linz
Phospate Promises Strength for Weak Nerves
A dated advertisement warns that weak nerves sap life and warns against tonics and stimulants. It promotes nitro phosphate tablets as nourishing nerve food, urging users to take one tablet during or after meals, claiming two weeks supply is affordable and guaranteed to satisfy or refund.
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Barkemeyer
Grain and Seed Co
General Staff
Great Britain
Alhambra Hot Springs
Herre
Northwest
Beinig Coffee Mills
Montana Typewriter Co
S. C. Huseth
Mateal Company
Ranchers Hail and Fire Insurance Co
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